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To: Beaker
After my first posting on this I have received so much hate posts back - if people cannot debate in the arena of ideas and have to resort to humiliating attacks then they’ve lost the debate and my respect for them. I thought that most Freepers here were above personal insult but I guess I’m wrong ...it’s basically “My opinion, Not Yours” prevails. Somehow they’ve not really read the Forum rules .....Sad ...... Regards,
Jane
172 posted on 11/10/2007 2:59:30 PM PST by SkyDancer ("There is no distinctly Native American criminal class...save Congress - Mark Twain")
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To: SkyDancer
Jane, sorry you were attacked that way. While I disagree with your p.o.v., it wasn't like you were advocating something heinous. Posters should've been able to refute you without going ad hominem.

This is a wonderful site (and I'm grateful for it) but it can get a bit rough. Most of us I think have been slapped around a few times on the pettiest of disagreements. Just seems to be human nature for people to go overboard with the ad hominem when they have the cloak of anonymity.

Be thankful you're a conservative, because on leftist websites they're insanely malicious and obscene to boot. At least FR's mods don't permit that here.

173 posted on 11/11/2007 1:08:43 PM PST by shhrubbery! (Max Boot: Joe Wilson has sold more whoppers than Burger King)
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